Bills & Legislation

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO GRANT FINAL CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

To update and streamline the charter school approval process while maintaining legislative budgetary oversight.

Juan R. CandelariaDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONFINEMENT OF PERSONS WITH A PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY BY THE PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD.

To clarify the reasons for which a person with a psychiatric disability and determined to be gravely disabled may be confined by the Psychiatric Security Review Board.

Tim AckertRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL SERVING A LENGTHY SENTENCE FOR A CRIME COMMITTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL REACHED THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE.

To broaden eligibility for parole to include those individuals serving long sentences for crimes committed before the individual was twenty-five years of age, under certain circumstances.

Kadeem RobertsDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS' LICENSES FOR FAILURE TO PAY FINES OR FEES OR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR A SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE.

To end the suspension of motor vehicle operators' licenses solely for failure to pay fines or fees or failure to appear for a scheduled court appearance in order to help low-income persons who need transportation for their livelihood.

Joshua M. HallDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR PONTOON BOATS.

To charge a fair registration fee for pontoon boats.

Steve WeirRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING RESERVED SEATING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

To increase the availability of reserved seating on public transportation for persons with disabilities.

Matt BlumenthalDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FREE BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

To provide free bus public transportation for high school students before and after the regular school day in order for students to access extracurricular activities and employment opportunities.

Steven WinterDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHILD PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION.

To establish a personal income tax deduction of two thousand dollars per child.

Devin R. CarneyRepublican

AN ACT COMBINING THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS GROSS EARNINGS TAX AND THE MOTOR VEHICLE FUELS TAX.

To combine the petroleum products gross earnings tax and the motor vehicle fuels tax and impose one tax on a per-gallon basis.

Tim AckertRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION AND TAXATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES AND THE DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF THE ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX FROM SUCH RENTALS.

To (1) establish a state-wide short-term rentals registry and registration fee, (2) specify safety standards for such rentals and liability insurance requirements for the owners of such rentals, (3) dedicate fifty per cent of the room occupancy tax received by the state from such rentals to municipalities and twenty-five per cent of such revenue to the Tourism Fund, and (4) authorize municipalities to impose a supplemental room occupancy tax.

Aundre BumgardnerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PURCHASERS EXEMPT FROM USE TAX FOR THE CASUAL SALE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.

To add a grandchild of the seller to the list of family member purchasers exempt from use tax for the casual sale of a motor vehicle.

David RutiglianoRepublican

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CHILDREN'S CLOTHING FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To exempt articles of children's clothing costing under one hundred dollars from the sales and use taxes.

Jason BuchsbaumRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

To eliminate the qualifying income thresholds for the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits.

Jason BuchsbaumRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COLLECTION COSTS OF STATE TAXES AND FEES.

To require each state agency to evaluate the collection costs of taxes and fees administered and to eliminate any tax or fee for which the cost of collection exceeds the revenue received by the state from the imposition of such tax or fee.

Tina CourpasRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDITS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.

To increase, for biotechnology companies, the caps on research and development credit exchanges and utilization and establish a tax credit for research and development expenses of biotechnology pass-through entities.

Christine CohenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS INITIATIVES TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING IN THE STATE AND IMPLEMENT OTHER REFORMS.

To reduce the cost of living in the state and implement other reforms.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHILD PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION.

To establish a personal income tax deduction of two thousand dollars per child.

Tina CourpasRepublican

AN ACT EXEMPTING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSION OR ANNUITY INCOME FROM THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX.

To exempt Social Security benefits and pension or annuity income for all taxpayers from the personal income tax.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE.

To eliminate the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store.

Jason BuchsbaumRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

To require school districts to offer English as a second language programs.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT REDUCING FEES FOR SMALL BUSINESS FILINGS WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE.

To reduce fees for small business filings with the Secretary of the State.

Jason BuchsbaumRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

To eliminate the qualifying income thresholds for the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE.

To eliminate the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.

To eliminate the highway use tax.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER LINE ON JACKSON STREET IN THE TOWN OF THOMASTON.

To construct a water line on Jackson Street in Thomaston.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION AND CONDUCT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY.

To require full and bipartisan membership on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, restructure the role of said authority and make said authority independent from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE AND REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR ANY FUTURE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE.

To remove charges collectively called the "Combined Public Benefits Charge" from electric bills and require that any such future charge be implemented only upon the affirmative vote of the General Assembly.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND REQUIRING JOINT SOLICITATIONS FOR CERTAIN CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS.

To (1) prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any electric distribution company from entering into a power purchase agreement that provides for the purchase of electricity at a rate exceeding one hundred fifty per cent above the wholesale price of electricity, and (2) require the commissioner to solicit any clean energy project with a capacity exceeding twenty megawatts with two or more other states.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEPARATION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

To remove the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Jason BuchsbaumRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING AN EXPLANATION OF THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE ON UTILITY BILLS.

To require transparency concerning the origin and cost of any individual public benefits charges on each ratepayer's bill.

Jason DoucetteDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR COMPONENTS OF THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE.

To repeal any component of the Combined Public Benefits Charge not approved by the General Assembly and require future charges be approved by the General Assembly.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE.

To repeal any component of the Combined Public Benefits Charge not approved by the General Assembly and require future charges be approved by the General Assembly.

Tina CourpasRepublican

AN ACT REMOVING REFERENCE TO CALIFORNIA LAW IN ENERGY CONSERVATION, AIR POLLUTION OR EMISSION STANDARDS IN THE STATE.

To eliminate the use of any California state law, code or regulation to set energy utilization and conservation, air pollution control or emission standards in the state.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

To create a Department of Energy and transfer energy-related functions from the current Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to the new Department of Energy.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

To separate the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CLASSIFICATION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

To establish a working group to evaluate the energy consumption classification procedure for nonprofit organizations.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXHAUST PARTICLES.

To study the effects of aircraft engine exhaust on air quality in the state.

Jay M. CaseRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF REAL PROPERTY.

To authorize a new classification of real property for inland wetland purposes.

Laurie SweetDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF SEWAGE DISCHARGES INTO THE CONNECTICUT RIVER THAT OCCUR IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

To provide notice of sewage discharges into the Connecticut River that occur in the state of Massachusetts.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF TERRAMATION.

To provide residents of the state with an environmentally sustainable alternative to cremation.

Anne M. HughesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.

To establish a pilot program for at-risk youth in grades six to eight, inclusive, to engage in hands-on, project-based learning programs that align academic content with practical applications, including vocational and community experience.

Kadeem RobertsDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD.

To establish the School Accountability Review Board.

Christopher RosarioDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FREE BUS PASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

To provide free bus transportation to high school students in Connecticut.

Joshua M. HallDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF READING PROFICIENCY AS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.

To require high school graduates to be able to read at a minimum of an eighth-grade reading level.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION EXCESS COST GRANT.

To ensure full funding of the special education excess cost grants for all towns.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A CHILD CARE CENTER IN THE FAIR HAVEN NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN.

To provide funding for a child care center in the Fair Haven neighborhood of the city of New Haven.

Juan R. CandelariaDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN.

To provide funding for the construction of certain affordable housing projects located in the city of New Haven.

Juan R. CandelariaDemocrat